City Council Meeting - August 26, 2025
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. ROLL CALL
3. MOMENT OF REFLECTION
4. FLAG SALUTE
5. AGENDA REVIEW
5.a
Closed Session Announcements
None.
5.b
Ordinances read in title only
Recommended Action:
Move that all ordinances presented at the meeting shall be read by title only and all further readings be waived.
6. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS
6.a
Introduction and Oath of Office - Chief of Police David Culver (DOWNING)
There will be a brief recess and reception following the Oath of Office.
6.b
City Manager Communications
(DOWNING)
Recommended Action:
Receive correspondence/comments as presented by the City Manager and Provide direction, as necessary.
7. CITY COUNCIL REPORTS
7.a
MAYOR RAY RUSSOM:
Audit Committee
California Joint Powers Insurance Authority (CJPIA)
Five Cities Fire Authority JPA Board
San Luis Obispo County Mayor's Meeting
South San Luis Obispo County Sanitation District (SSLOCSD) Other
7.b
MAYOR PRO TEM SECREST:
Air Pollution Control District (APCD)
Homeless Services Oversight Council (HSOC)
South County Chambers of Commerce Governmental Affairs Committee Other
7.c
COUNCIL MEMBER GUTHRIE:
Central Coast Community Energy (CCCE) Policy Board
Integrated Waste Management Authority Board (IWMA)
REACH Economic Development Roundtable
Other
7.d
COUNCIL MEMBER MARAVIGLIA:
Five Cities Fire Authority JPA Board
Visit SLO CAL Advisory Board
Other
7.e
COUNCIL MEMBER LOE:
Council of Governments/Regional Transit Authority (SLOCOG/SLORTA) County Water Resources Advisory Committee (WRAC)
Zone 3 Water Advisory Board
Other
8. COMMUNITY COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS
This public comment period is an invitation to members of the community to present issues, thoughts, or suggestions on matters not scheduled on this agenda. Comments should be limited to those matters that are within the jurisdiction of the City Council. Members of the public may provide public comment in-person or remotely by registering and joining the Zoom meeting utilizing the link provided below. Once in the meeting, please use the “raise hand” feature to indicate your desire to provide public comment.
Click the link below to register to join the webinar:
https://arroyogrande-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_NRsyFrUIQ_6179_iBTyDVA After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
Please be advised that while the City will endeavor to ensure these remote participation methods are available, the City does not guarantee that they will be technically feasible or work all the time. Further, the City reserves the right to terminate these remote participation methods (subject to Brown Act restrictions) at any time and for any reason. Please attend in person or submit your comment via email to the City Clerk by 2:00 p.m. the day of the meeting to have it included as part of the record.
The Brown Act restricts the Council from taking formal action on matters not published on the agenda. In response to your comments, the Mayor or presiding Council Member may:
Direct City staff to assist or coordinate with you.
A Council Member may state a desire to meet with you.
It may be the desire of the Council to place your issue or matter on a future Council agenda.
Please adhere to the following procedures when addressing the Council:
Comments should be limited to 1 minute or less.
Your comments should be directed to the Council as a whole and not directed to individual Council members.
Slanderous, profane or personal remarks against any Council Member or member of the audience shall not be permitted.
9. CONSENT AGENDA
The following routine items listed below are scheduled for consideration as a group. The recommendations for each item are noted. Any member of the public who wishes to comment on any Consent Agenda item may do so at this time. Any Council Member may request that any item be withdrawn from the Consent Agenda to permit discussion or change the recommended course of action. The City Council may approve the remainder of the Consent Agenda on one motion.
9.a
Approval of Minutes
1. CC 2025-08-26 Approval of Minutes - CC_Aug12.pdf
(MATSON)
Recommended Action:
Approve the minutes of the Regular City Council Meeting of August 12, 2025, as submitted.
9.b
Cash Disbursement Ratification
1. CC 2025-08-26 Cash Disbursement Ratification.pdf
2. CC 2025-08-26 Attachment 1 - Cash Disbursement Ratification.pdf
3. CC 2025-08-26 Attachment 2 - Cash Disbursement Ratification.pdf (VALENTINE)
Recommended Action:
Review and ratify the attached listing of cash disbursements for the period of July 16 through July 31, 2025.
9.c
Opting into Settlement Agreements with Distributors of Opioids; Purdue Pharma, L.P. National Opioid Settlement
1. CC 2025-08-26 Opting into Settlement Agreements with Distributors of Opioids; Purdue Pharma.pdf
2. CC 2025-08-26 Attachment 1 - Resolution National Opioids Settlement Purdue Pharma.pdf
3. CC 2025-08-26 Attachment 2 - Release Form_Opioids Settlement.pdf (VALENTINE)
Recommended Action:
1) Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into the National Opioid Settlement Agreement with Opioid Distributers, Purdue Pharma, L.P., and the Sackler Family; and 2) Find that adopting the Resolution opting-into the settlement agreements is not a project subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) because the adoption in itself has no potential to result in either a direct, or reasonably foreseeable indirect, physical change in the environment. (State CEQA Guidelines, §§ 15060, subd. (b)(2)-(3), 15378.)
9.d
Adopt Ordinance to Expand Uses of Arroyo Grande Tourism Business Improvement District
1. CC 2025-08-26 Adopt Ordinance for Expanded Uses of TBID Revenues.pdf
2. CC 2025-08-26 Attachment 1 - Ord Amending the Muni Code AGTBID.pdf (BOHLKEN)
Recommended Action:
1) Adopt an Ordinance to amend the Arroyo Grande Municipal Code Chapter 3.46 amending the authorized improvements and activities to be funded by assessments imposed through the Arroyo Grande Tourism Business Improvement District; and 2) Find that the recommended actions to support the Arroyo Grande Tourism Business Improvement District are not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) because these efforts have no potential to result in either a direct, or reasonably foreseeable indirect, physical change in the environment. (State CEQA Guidelines, §§ 15060 (c)(2) and (3), 15378).
9.e
Monthly Water Supply and Demand Update
1. CC 2025-08-26 Monthly Water Supply and Demand Update.pdf
2. CC 2025-08-26 Attachment 1 - Monthly Operations Report.pdf
3. CC 2025-08-26 Attachment 2 - Lopez Reservoir Storage Projection Charts.pdf
4. CC 2025-08-26 Attachment 3 - Previous Year Water Use Comparison.pdf
5. CC 2025-08-26 Attachment 4 - Deep Well Index Level.pdf
6. CC 2025-08-26 Attachment 5 - 2011-2024 Lopez Reservoir- Actual Storage vs. Predicted Storage.pdf
7. CC 2025-08-26 Attachment 6 - 2024-2025 End of Water Year Stored Project Water and Surplus Water Generated.pdf (ROBESON)
Recommended Action:
Receive and file the Monthly Water Supply and Demand Update.
9.f
General Plan Update Progress Report – August 2025
1. CC 2025-08-26 General Plan Update Progress Report - August 2025.pdf
2. CC 2025-08-26 Attachment 1 - General Plan Progress Report.pdf (PEDROTTI)
Recommended Action:
Receive and file a progress report on the Comprehensive General Plan Update.
10. PUBLIC HEARINGS
None.
11. BUSINESS ITEMS
11.a
Introduction of an Ordinance Amending Various Sections of Title 2 (Administration and Personnel) of the Arroyo Grande Municipal Code
1. CC 2025-08-26 AGMC Administrative Cleanups.pdf
2. CC 2025-08-26 Attachment 1 - Ord Amending the Muni Code_Administrative.pdf (MATSON)
Recommended Action:
1) Introduce an Ordinance amending Section 2.08.030, 2.16.020, 2.17.040, 2.30.020, 2.30.030, and 2.34.010 of Title 2 (Administration and Personnel) of the Arroyo Grande Municipal Code (AGMC); and 2) Find that the Ordinance is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) because these efforts have no potential to result in either a direct, or reasonably foreseeable indirect, physical change in the environment. (State CEQA Guidelines, §§ 15060 (c)(2) and (3), 15378).
11.b
Sidewalk Management Program
1. CC 2025-08-26 Sidewalk Management Program.pdf
2. CC 2025-08-26 Attachment 1 - Sidewalk Evaluation.pdf
3. CC 2025-08-26 Attachment 2 - Recommended Street Trees.pdf (ROBESON)
Recommended Action:
Review and provide direction to staff on the City’s sidewalk management program.
12. COUNCIL COMMUNICATIONS
Any Council Member may ask a question for clarification, make an announcement, or report briefly on his or her activities. In addition, subject to Council policies and procedures, Council Members may request staff to report back to the Council at a subsequent meeting concerning any matter or request that staff place a matter of business on a future agenda.
Any request to place a matter of business for original consideration on a future agenda requires the concurrence of at least two other Council Members.
13. CLOSED SESSION
The City Council will recess to a closed session for the following:
a) Public Employee Performance Evaluation pursuant to Government Code Section 54957:
Title: City Attorney
14. RECONVENE TO OPEN SESSION
Announcement(s) of any reportable action(s) taken in Closed Session will be made in open session, and repeated at the beginning of the next Regular City Council meeting as this portion of the meeting is not recorded.
15. ADJOURNMENT
All staff reports or other written documentation, including any supplemental material distributed to a majority of the City Council within 72 hours of a regular meeting, relating to each item of business on the agenda are available for public inspection during regular business hours in the City Clerk’s office, 300 E. Branch Street, Arroyo Grande. If requested, the agenda shall be made available in appropriate alternative formats to persons with a disability, as required by the Americans with Disabilities Act. To make a request for disability-related modification or accommodation, contact the Legislative and Information Services Department at 805-473-5400 as soon as possible and at least 48 hours prior to the meeting date.
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